4.3% —
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Maranoa · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Maranoa
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people hold full-time jobs in Maranoa than in the rest of the country, with 62.6% of the workforce in permanent roles. While the area has a lower overall rate of people working or looking for work compared to Queensland, the unemployment rate is a low 4.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure, though this dropped slightly to 62.6% since 2016. Meanwhile, the share of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 56.0%.
56.0% —
Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% —
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 64.0%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 18.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8%. Retail trade, education and training, and construction also make up significant portions of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.8%, with labourers following at 16.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 13.3%, professionals at 12.3%, and community and personal service workers at 10.6%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED321/maranoa/topic/employment